Source: Mary Helen Jones, SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS, 10/26/21

 For hundreds of years, agriculture has been a staple of the North Carolina economy. It brings in almost $96 billion to the state’s economy and puts food on tables across the country. Dr. Alex Woodley is part of a team of researchers working with the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, making sure climate change doesn’t cripple the industry in years to come. “Just doing the status quo probably won’t cut it. May cut it for another decade or so, but after that you’re really going to be, you’re really going to start feeling the pain I think with some of these climate factors,” Woodley said.

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